Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness: Equipping the Church to Be Truly Christian in a Non-Christian World

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"You're nothing but a bunch of garbage collectors!" That's the kind of reaction Pastor Jerry Cook has received over the years as he and his church have gotten serious about showing love, acceptance and forgiveness. When Jerry and his wife came to East Hill Church in 1965 total membership was 23. In the next 14 years they grew to over 4,500 by "becoming the Body of Christ in their own community". To share his provocative approach to ministry, Jerry teamed with free-lancer Stanley Baldwin to produce a highly readable account of how he has applied biblical principles to real people seeking real love, real acceptance and real forgiveness. You'll meet and learn about: the adulterous minister with no place to go the doper saved by special appointment how to make your church a spiritual forcedeveloping a philosophy of church ministry equipping everyone in the church to serve turning members loose to minister the crucial role of the family handling hassles in the Body of Christ why every church must become a servant. Here is a book full of hope and help for everyone, from Christians looking for reality in their churches, to pastors and other leaders seeking to provide that reality.

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JERRY COOK is the former senior pastor of East Hill Church in Gresham, Oregon, where his perspective on the role of the Church in the world helped expand East Hill Church from a handful of people to over 4,500. Jerry is now an associate pastor at Eastside Foursquare Church in Bothell, Washington, where he also maintains a teaching and church-consulting ministry. He and his wife, Barbara, were awarded the Medallion Award from Seattle Pacific University in tribute to their accomplishments as a professional team. He is the author of A Few Things Ix2019;ve Learned Since I Knew It All (co-authored with Stanley Baldwin), Choosing to Love (with his wife, Barbara) and The Monday Morning Church: Out of the Sanctuary and Into the Streets. Jerry and Barbara have a family of four children (two boys and two girls) and three grandchildren.xA0;